the drumming never stops

tonight i went to see some drumming. i've happened to have seen a lot of drumming this summer. tonight it was this neat portland group, the lions of batucada. on the fourth of july i saw one of a kind drum line in vancouver, wa with my family. then there is the group portland group that marches in all the parades, but i don't know their name. anyhow, i've found myself inspired by drumming all summer...and maybe it's just time for me to finally pick up an instrument in my life (ok, other than the two years of piano in middle school!). there is just something magical about the energy lots of drums create when they are all making noise at the same time...i just love it!

no more procrastiblogging...of two write about biology. specifically blood pressure and ekgs. the exciting part about lab yesterday was that i got to be hooked up for an ekg and watch the electricity and my heart beat doing crazy stuff like resting, running up stairs, holding an inhale, holding and exhale and a fake exhale. wow. science is pretty cool.

dog picture of the day:














oh my gosh! she is actually athletic! fierce is the one lunging at the ball. she can fetch (only in competition if there are other dogs around).